BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
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BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (ARI)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Slaughter: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jake Slaughter had no business being available in pick 67, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Stockton lower, and that gap is the story.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the 5th pick they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No drama and no debate, Olaivavega Ioane went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Slaughter reach pick No. 67 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cade Klubnik
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cade Klubnik in pick 102. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Gunner Stockton
Gunner Stockton at slot 144 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa is a better player than Round 6, Pick 4 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick219 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Miller Moss at No. 219 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.